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SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM
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Jonathan Coe’s The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim (2010) explores how communications technology contributes to the central character’s social disconnectedness and isolation. The novel focuses on Maxwell Sim, a man deeply affected by broken relationships, failed family ties, and a desperate longing for meaningful connection. Through his portrayal of Maxwell’s internal and external struggles, Coe evaluates the paradox of modern communication. Although surrounded by various tools of communication designed to connect people, Maxwell experiences emotional distance and growing loneliness. His relationships lack intimacy, and his only consistent connections are virtual, which lack the depth and authenticity of real relationships. Maxwell’s declining mental health, marked by clinical depression, underscores the emotional cost of a hyper-connected yet emotionally detached society. By examining Maxwell Sim’s experiences, this paper demonstrates how technological tools of communication often intensify, rather than bridge, emotional distance and social disconnectedness between individuals.
Anahtar Kelimeler
- communications technology
- social disconnectedness
- isolation
- The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim
- Jonathan Coe
Etik Beyan
The article has been prepared in accordance with research and publication ethics. This study does not require ethics committee approval.
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Ocak 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
16 Temmuz 2025
Kabul Tarihi
12 Kasım 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 27 Sayı: 50
APA
Varghaiyan, N. (2026). SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 27(50), 311-324. https://doi.org/10.21550/sosbilder.1743542
AMA
1.Varghaiyan N. SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2026;27(50):311-324. doi:10.21550/sosbilder.1743542
Chicago
Varghaiyan, Naghmeh. 2026. “SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 27 (50): 311-24. https://doi.org/10.21550/sosbilder.1743542.
EndNote
Varghaiyan N (01 Ocak 2026) SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 27 50 311–324.
IEEE
[1]N. Varghaiyan, “SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM”, Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 27, sy 50, ss. 311–324, Oca. 2026, doi: 10.21550/sosbilder.1743542.
ISNAD
Varghaiyan, Naghmeh. “SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 27/50 (01 Ocak 2026): 311-324. https://doi.org/10.21550/sosbilder.1743542.
JAMA
1.Varghaiyan N. SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2026;27:311–324.
MLA
Varghaiyan, Naghmeh. “SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 27, sy 50, Ocak 2026, ss. 311-24, doi:10.21550/sosbilder.1743542.
Vancouver
1.Naghmeh Varghaiyan. SOCIAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AND ISOLATION IN JONATHAN COE’S THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 01 Ocak 2026;27(50):311-24. doi:10.21550/sosbilder.1743542
